Combinations comprising a fungicidal strain and an active compound

Abstract

Fungicidal mixtures, comprising 1) a fungicidal strain (I) selected from a) the Bacillus substilis strain with NRRL Accession No. B-21661, and b) the Bacillus pumilus strain with NRRL Accession No. B-30087, or a mutant of these strains having all the identifying characteristics of the respective strain, or a metabolite produced by the respective strain that exhibits activity against plant pathogenic fungi, and 2) at least one chemical compound II, selected from the active compound groups A) to F): A) azoles; B) strobilurins; C) carboxamides; D) heterocyclic compounds; E) carbamates; F) other fungicides; in a synergistically effective amount, methods for controlling harmful fungi using compositions of components 1) and 2), the use of a component 1) with a component 2) for preparing such compositions, and also fungicidal agents and seed comprising such compositions.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A fungicidal composition for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi, comprising
 1)  Bacillus subtilis  strain with NRRL Accession No. B-21661 or a mutant thereof having all the identifying characteristics of the strain, and 
 2) an active compound selected from the group consisting of N-(3′,4′-dichloro-5-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(2-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, and fluopyram; or 
 3)  Bacillus pumilus  strain with NRRL Accession No. B-30087 or a mutant thereof having all the identifying characteristics of the strain, and 
 4) an active compound selected from the group consisting of N-(3′,4′-dichloro-5-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide and N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 
 in a synergistically effective amount. 
 
     
     
       2. The fungicidal composition according to  claim 1 , comprising as component 1) a commercially available formulation of strain a) or b). 
     
     
       3. The fungicidal mixture according to  claim 1 , comprising as component 2) fluopyram and as component 1)  Bacillus subtilis  strain with NRRL Accession No. B-21661 or a mutant thereof having all the identifying characteristics of the strain. 
     
     
       4. The fungicidal composition according to  claim 1 , comprising as component 2)N-(2-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide and as component 1)  Bacillus subtilis  strain with NRRL Accession No. B-21661 or a mutant thereof having all the identifying characteristics of the strain. 
     
     
       5. The fungicidal composition according to  claim 1 , comprising an additional active compound V, selected from the groups G) to M):
 G) azoles selected from the group consisting of bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, enilconazole, epoxiconazole, fluquinconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triticonazole, prochloraz, pefurazoate, imazalil, triflumizole, cyazofamid, benomyl, carbendazim, thiabendazole, fuberidazole, ethaboxam, etridiazole and hymexazole; 
 H) strobilurins selected from the group consisting of azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, methominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin, enestroburin, methyl (2-chloro-5-[1-(3-methylbenzyloxyimino)ethyl]benzyl)carbamate, methyl (2-chloro-5-[1-(6-methylpyridin-2-ylmethoxyimino)ethyl]benzyl)-carbamate and methyl 2-(ortho-(2,5-dimethylphenyloxymethylene)phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate; 
 J) carboxamides selected from the group consisting of carboxin, boscalid, fenhexamid, flutolanil, furametpyr, mepronil, metalaxyl, mefenoxam, ofurace, oxadixyl, oxycarboxin, penthiopyrad, thifluzamide, tiadinil, 3,4-dichloro-N-(2-cyanophenyl)isothiazole-5-carboxamide, dimethomorph, flumorph, flumetover, fluopicolide (picobenzamid), zoxamide, carpropamid, diclocymet, mandipropamid, N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)prop-2-ynyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)ethyl)-2-methanesulfonylamino-3-methylbutyramide, N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)prop-2-ynyloxy]-3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl)-2-ethanesulfonyl-amino-3-methylbutyramide, methyl 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(2-isopropoxy-carbonylamino-3-methylbutyrylamino)propionate, N-(4′-bromobiphenyl-2-yl)-4-difluoromethyl-2-methylthiazole-5-carboxamide, N-(4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-2-yl)-4-difluoromethyl-2-methylthiazole-5-carboxamide, N-(4′-chloro-3′-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazole-5-carboxamide, N-(3′,4′-dichloro-4-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoro-methyl-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(3′,4′-dichloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxamide and N-(2-cyano-phenyl)-3,4-dichloro-isothiazole-5-carboxamide; 
 K) heterocyclic compounds selected from the group consisting of fluazinam, pyrifenox, bupirimate, cyprodinil, fenarimol, ferimzone, mepanipyrim, nuarimol, pyrimethanil, triforine, fenpiclonil, fludioxonil, aldimorph, dodemorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, iprodione, procymidone, vinclozolin, famoxadone, fenamidone, octhilinone, probenazole, anilazine, diclomezine, pyroquilon, proquinazid, tricyclazole, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propylchromen-4-one, acibenzolar-S-methyl, captafol, captan, dazomet, folpet, fenoxanil, quinoxyfen and N,N-dimethyl-3-(3-bromo-6-fluoro-2-methylindole-1-sulfonyl)-[1,2,4]triazole-1-sulfonamide; 
 L) carbamates selected from the group consisting of mancozeb, maneb, metam, metiram, ferbam, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram, diethofencarb, iprovalicarb, flubenthiavalicarb, propamocarb, 4-fluorophenyl N-(1-(1-(4-cyanophenyl)ethanesulfonyl)but-2-yl)carbamate, methyl 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(2-isopropoxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyrylamino)propanoate and carbamate oxime ethers of the formula V1 
 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which Z is N or CH; 
         M) other fungicides selected from the group consisting of 
         guanidine, dodine, iminoctadine, guazatine, 
         antibiotics: kasugamycin, streptomycin, polyoxin, validamycin A, nitrophenyl derivatives: binapacryl, dinocap, dinobuton, 
         sulfur-containing heterocyclyl compounds: dithianon, isoprothiolane, organometallic compounds: fentin salts, 
         organophosphorus compounds: edifenphos, iprobenfos, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, phosphorous acid and its salts, pyrazophos, tolclofos-methyl, organochlorine compounds: chlorothalonil, dichlofluanid, flusulfamide, hexachlorobenzene, phthalide, pencycuron, quintozene, thiophanate-methyl, tolylfluanid, 
         inorganic active compounds: Bordeaux mixture, copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate, sulfur, 
         others: cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, dimethirimol, ethirimol, furalaxyl and spiroxamine. 
       
     
     
       6. The fungicidal composition according to  claim 1 , comprising the components 1) and 2) in a weight ratio of from 100:1 to 1:100. 
     
     
       7. A fungicidal agent, comprising at least one liquid or solid carrier and a composition according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
       8. A method for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi, wherein the fungi, their habitat or the plants to be protected against fungal attack, the soil, seed, areas, materials or spaces are/is treated with an effective amount of a fungicidal composition according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
       9. The method according to  claim 8 , wherein components 1) and 2) or 3) and 4) are applied simultaneously, that is jointly or separately, or in succession. 
     
     
       10. A seed, comprising a composition according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
       11. A method for controlling harmful fungi, wherein the fungi, their habitat or the plants to be protected against fungal attack, the soil, seed, areas, materials or spaces are/is treated with a fungicidal agent suitable for controlling harmful fungi comprising fungicidal composition according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the components 1) and 2) or 3) and 4) are present in a weight ratio of from 100:1 to 1:100. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the composition further comprises at least one liquid or solid carrier. 
     
     
       14. A method for controlling harmful fungi, wherein a transgenic plant or the seed thereof is treated with a fungicidal agent suitable for controlling harmful fungi comprising components fungicidal composition according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 14 , wherein the components 1) and 2) or 3) and 4) are present in a weight ratio of from 100:1 to 1:100. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 14 , wherein the composition further comprises at least one liquid or solid carrier.